Welcome to Ashmont ...

So far, we found very little information about Ashmont. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ashmont to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashmont, please Contact Us.

Ashmont would have been located within present day Erie County<2>.

The location of Ashmont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ashmont is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Ashmont was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ashmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ashmont - they are located in Alberta, Massachusetts and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashmont.

Communities near Ashmont ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashmont.

• Lorain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
  • Lorain is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorain <5>
• Elyria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <5>
• Sandusky
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <5>
• Norwalk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
• Amherst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <5>
• Vermilion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
  • Vermilion is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermilion <5>
• Sheffield Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Lake
  • Sheffield Lake is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield Lake <5>
• Oberlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
  • Oberlin is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <5>
• Huron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <5>
• Wellington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ashmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashmont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashmont. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashmont.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashmont. See our Newspapers Page for Ashmont.

Adding Ashmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashmont in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ashmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ashmont post office opened in 1886.

We also found Ashmont in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Erie County: www.erie-county-ohio.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/